Hicks named employee of year

Hicks, an executive assistant to Administration & Patient Care Services, has been with CMC since 2004. She was presented the award at CMC's Employee Appreciation Dinner May 21 by her daughter, Mariah.

Hicks is known around CMC for "always having a smile on her face and a kind word for everyone," the hospital's employee newsletter stated. "She embodies professionalism and teamwork in everything she does."